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JAMES E. DANIELS, OFI-XULLINA, IOVA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T() GEORGE I-IAKEMAN AND STEPHEN HARRIS.

FENCE-POST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 448,180, dated March 10, 1891.

Application filed October 20, 1890. Serial No, 368,670. (No model.)

Be it known that I, JAMES E. DANIELs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paullina,in the county of OBrien and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Posts; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvementin fence-posts; and it' consists in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, and afterward definitely pointed out in the claim.

The object of my invention is to provide a base-section for fence-posts which may be utilized without the necessity of excavation, and which will securely retain the post in its position, preventing either lateral or longitudinal movement, and one which may be cheaply manufactured, durable, and easily applied. I attain this obj ect by the construction illustrated in the accompanyin gdrawin gs, forming a part of this specification, wherein like letters of reference indicate corresponding part-s in the several views, in which Figure l is a perspective view of my improved base-section. Fig. 2 is a rear view in elevation of the same.

In the drawings, A represents a flat head formed with tapering sides and terminating at its lower end in a beveled point a. The angle of the inclined sides of the head is increased at a point near its upper end, and is extended outwardly to forni the wings A on either side of the head. The head A is substantially flat, its rear face being, however, convexed at or about its center to increase its rigidity and strength. The upper portion of the wings A are cut away at right angles to form a horizontal surface, against which the impact of a drivin g-tool is adapted to be received.

B represents a supportilig-extensien integral with the head and extending up from the same at a point to one side of the center thereof, leaving the vertical plane of the end a and the side of the extension l substantially the same.

C represents a laterally-extendin g blade or feather, preferably cast integral with the head and extending from the top of the extension B along its edge and down the side of the entire head A to the point a. This blade is curved at its lower end, as at C2, and has a straight vertical central portion, its upper end being extended out, as at C', to form a side support for the post.

D represents a shelf located parallel with the upper edge of the head, one end being supported by the blade C, the other by an inclined bracket E, formed on the head. On this shelf is adapted to rest the lower end of the post, which is bolted in the angle formed by the extension B aud the blade C, the bolts passing throu'ghstiitable holes b b and c c. By this construction it will be noted that the head A is braced by the convened back and blade C and prevented from bending or twisting.

l-y arranging the extension B to one side of the center I am enabled to drive the post directly in,the movement of the post responding in a direct vertical line with the impact, whereas were the pressure placed on Vone side and then the other, the point A would be in a measure moved longitudinally, and thereby leave the post loose, which would be detrimental to the stability of the fence.

I am aware that many minor changes in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my device can be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without in the least departing from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is*- A ground-section for a fence-post, consisting ofa fiat head formed with tapering' sides, a convened back, and a beveled point a, the 'wings A on the upper portion of the beveled sides of the head, their upper ends being cut away at right angles, the integral supportingextension B at one side of the center of the head, the lateral curved blade C, extending lu testimony whereof Iafix mysignaturein from the top of the extension down to a point pi'esence of two wltnesses. near the lower end of the head, the shelf D,

parallel with the upper edge of the head and JAMES E. DANELS. 5 attached at one end to the blade, and the lVitnesses:

bracket E, supporting the other end of the ISAAC L. BUICK,

shelf, substantially as described. GEORGE HAKEMAN. 

